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Should I remove BigPond ADSL Password Tool?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
2% remove it98% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
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How common is it?
Reach 0.0008%

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.3.1 40.00%
1.3.0 46.67%
1.2.0 13.33%

BigPond ADSL Password Tool

Overview

BigPond ADSL Password Tool is a program developed by Telstra. The most used version is 1.3.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The main program executable is unpwclient.exe. The software installer includes 4 files and is usually about 4.7 MB (4,931,918 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows Vista (SP2) as well as Windows XP. While about 70% of users of BigPond ADSL Password Tool come from Australia, it is also popular in the United States and Singapore.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.bigpond.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\telstra\unpw
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{281E3A71-83B7-4862-8FF7-095BEC1882CF}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 4.7 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by BigPond ADSL Password Tool

Program executable:unpwclient.exe
Name:Telstra UNPW client
UNPW client
Path:C:\Program Files\telstra\unpw\unpwclient.exe
MD5:8d320468c02a388f35ec7c63b52cf3ed
Additional files:
  • perl58.dll (by ActiveState Tool) - ActivePerl (Perl Interpreter)
  • putdeskshortcut.EXE
  • runclient.EXE

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • unpwclient.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Telstra\unpw\unpwclient.exe'.

How do I remove BigPond ADSL Password Tool?

You can uninstall BigPond ADSL Password Tool from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program BigPond ADSL Password Tool, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove BigPond ADSL Password Tool.

OS VERSIONS
Win Vista (SP2) 33%
Win 7 (SP1) 33%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 2%
Keep it 98%
 
COUNTRY POPULARITY
25.00%
United States

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows Vista 33.33%
Windows XP 33.33%
Windows 7 33.33%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 33.33%
Microsoft Windows XP 33.33%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 20.00%
Windows Vista Home Basic 13.33%

Distribution by countryGeography

70.00% of installs come from Australia
Which countries install it?
  Australia 70.00%
  United States 25.00%
  Singapore 5.00%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
GIGABYTE 23.08%
Dell 15.38%
Hewlett-Packard 15.38%
American Megatrends 15.38%
Medion 7.69%
Lenovo 7.69%
Acer 7.69%
ASUS 7.69%
Common models
Optima WorkPro/MyPC X572 ... 7.14%
MEDION MS-7748 7.14%
LENOVO 7057RZ7 7.14%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 7.14%
Hewlett-Packard Compaq Pr... 7.14%
Gigabyte M61SME-S2 7.14%

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